In Jon Acuff's book Start.: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average, and Do Work That Matters, he says that on the road to awesome, it's valuable to be a "student of you." Whatever you keep coming back to, regardless of circumstances or official job title, that's your awesome. Well, what do I keep coming back to? Writing.

Hi, I'm SJ. This site began as an attempt to give writing tips to science students, but I found that I have much more to say. I write all the time and for lots of people, but here, I'm writing for you and me. Why? Because I can't resist.

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